推进天然气期货交易 加快行业市场化进程

Facilitating natural gas futures trading to accelerate its marketization

虽然我国天然气定价机制逐步市场化,但是现行天然气定价机制存在缺陷。在上海石油天然气交易中心进行的天然气预售仍为现货交易,也不具备标准化的合同,但已经初步具备了期货交易的功能。天然气市场改革需要期货交易工具,为进一步推进我国的天然气行业市场化进程,充分发挥价格对天然气资源的调配作用,建议在目前条件较为成熟的上海石油天然气交易中心尽快推出天然气期货交易品种,尽快形成完备的期货市场运作体系,并从区域基准价格开始,逐步向中国价格过渡。

Although China＇s natural gas pricing mechanism is gradually market-oriented, the current natural gas pricing mechanism still has defects. The pre-sale of natural gas at the Shanghai oil and gas trading center is still in spot trading without a standardized contract, but has initially been a function of futures trading. Natural gas market reform requires futures instrument of exchange. In order to further promote the marketization process of China＇s natural gas industry, give full play to the allocating role of price in the market, and gradually form China＇s gas price, it is suggested that the Shanghai petroleum and natural gas trading center should launch the natural gas futures trading variety, form a complete futures market operation system as soon as possible, and gradually transfer to China＇s price starting from the regional benchmark prices.